To use a generic bar chart, select the settings that determine the data that is included in the view. You can select a metric family for reporting and the individual metrics that are included in the chart. You can also select a new title for the view.
- Click the Options (gear) icon on the view, and select Edit from the menu.
The view Settings dialog opens.
- Change the view Title or Subtitle to reflect the modified view. The Subtitle is already selected if the view appears on an item context page.
- Select a Metric Family to display in the view.
For example, select the 'CPU' metric family to see CPU statistics.
- Select Metric Fields for the bar chart. The available options depend on the metric family you selected.
Typically, each Metric Field that you select receives a different colored bar in the chart.
- Select a Metric Sort option.
Typically, one row in the chart represents each managed item in the data set. The metric you select from the Metric Sort list represents the first bar on the bar chart.
- Select a Sort Direction for the metrics in the view. Select Ascending (lowest to highest) or Descending (highest to lowest).
- Select a value for Max Rows.
The Max Rows is the maximum number of rows to include in the chart. By default, 10 rows are included.
- Select the 'Metric Filtering' checkbox to filter the 'Metric Fields' list. Metrics fall into two categories: those that can be counted, such as bits and bytes, and those that provide a gauge of utilization based on a rollup of data. Only those that provide a gauge are suitable for this view.
When the checkbox is Enabled (which is the default), the 'Metric Fields' list displays only those metrics that conform to the needs of a data rollup. You can clear the checkbox to see all possible metrics for the selected 'Metric Family.' Those metrics that do not conform are flagged with a warning.
- (Optional) Filter the view by time zone and business hours. Such filtering lets you monitor critical business functions during actual business hours in their respective time zones.
- Select the 'Time Filtering: Enabled' check box.
- Select the Time Zone filter that best represents the geographic location of the business function. The list contains only time zones that are associated with the configured sites for the current tenant.
Tip: The list offers a "type ahead" feature. As you type the name of the country for a time zone, the list quickly scrolls to the time zones in that country.
- Select the appropriate Business Hours filter. The Options in the list are available only after you select a Time Zone filter.
The list contains only business hours that are associated with the current tenant. However, it is not filtered by group or item context. If you have selected a context for the view, select the business hours that are associated with the applicable site. Otherwise, the view contains no data.
Note: A CA Performance Center administrator configures all business hour selections that are available in the Business Hour Filter list.
- Expand the nodes in the Context Settings area and then select the group whose data you want to see in the view. Your selection appears in the 'Current Item' field.
- Select the scope of your changes from the Apply Changes drop-down. Select one of the following options:
- For All Tenant Users: Saves the changes so that they are only available to users associated with your tenant (possibly the Default Tenant).
- My User Account: Saves the changes to your user account as a default for this view.
- My Current Session: Reverts the changes when you log out.
Note: The availability of these options depends on your user account role rights.
- Click Save.
The view is refreshed to reflect your updates.
